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Secco Italian Bubbles by Charles Smith

Grower-driven, vintage-dated, pure and fresh, Secco Italian
Bubbles denes the "dolce vita." Growing up in Rome, Italy,
Ginevra and Olivia Casa always had an infatuation for Prosecco. In
2010, after the change in laws pertaining to Prosecco production,
the Casa sisters jumped on the opportunity to champion both the
noble varietals and the growers of Chardonnay and created a new
category of sparkling wine called Secco Italian Bubbles.
Enter Charles Smith, Washington state’s rock star winemaker and
fellow lover of Prosecco. "Who can resist a big fat glass of cold
Italian bubbles?" said Smith. This year, Charles and the Casa sisters
decided to enhance the portfolio and add Moscato and Manzoni Moscato to the current Secco lineup of Bianco and Rose. As Ginevra Casa advises, "Drink Secco to celebrate everyday life!"

Veneto

Producing every style of wine and with great success, the Veneto is one of the most multi-faceted wine regions of Italy.

Veneto's appellation called Valpolicella (meaning “valley of cellars” in Italian) is a series of north to south valleys and is the source of the region’s best red wine with the same name. Valpolicella—the wine—is juicy, spicy, tart and packed full of red cherry flavors. Corvina makes up the backbone of the blend with Rondinella, Molinara, Croatina and others playing supporting roles. Amarone, a dry red, and Recioto, a sweet wine, follow the same blending patterns but are made from grapes left to dry for a few months before pressing. The drying process results in intense, full-bodied, heady and often, quite cerebral wines.

Soave, based on the indigenous Garganega grape, is the famous white here—made ultra popular in the 1970s at a time when quantity was more important than quality. Today one can find great values on whites from Soave, making it a perfect choice as an everyday sipper! But the more recent local, increased focus on low yields and high quality winemaking in the original Soave zone, now called Soave Classico, gives the real gems of the area. A fine Soave Classico will exhibit a round palate full of flavors such as ripe pear, yellow peach, melon or orange zest and have smoky and floral aromas and a sapid, fresh, mineral-driven finish.

Much of Italy’s Pinot grigio hails from the Veneto, where the crisp and refreshing style is easy to maintain; the ultra-popular sparkling wine, Prosecco, comes from here as well.

Vintage

Representing the topmost expression of a Champagne house, a vintage Champagne is one made from the produce of a single, superior harvest year. Vintage Champagnes account for a mere 5% of total Champagne production and are produced about three times in a decade. Champagne is typically made as a blend of multiple years in order to preserve the house style; these will have non-vintage, or simply, NV on the label. The term, "vintage," as it applies to all wine, simply means a single harvest year.